Ozamia immorella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ozamia. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913. It is found in Mexico.[1]
| Ozamia immorella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Ozamia |
| Species: | O. immorella
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| Binomial name | |
| Ozamia immorella (Dyar, 1913)
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The wingspan is 25–31 mm. The forewings are dark grey with darker markings and a faint purplish-red suffusion over the ground colour. The hindwings are white.
The larvae feed on Opuntia species. They feed on the fruit of their host plant.
References edit
- ^ Mann, John (1969). "Cactus-Feeding Insects and Mites". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (256): 1–158, 8 plates. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.256.1. hdl:10088/10142.
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